{"product_id":"the-blessing-nancy-mitford-9780307740830","title":"The Blessing","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Blessing \u003c\/i\u003eis one of Nancy Mitford's most personal books, a wickedly funny story that asks whether love can survive the clash of cultures.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Grace Allingham, a na?e young Englishwoman, goes to live in France with her dashingly aristocratic husband Charles-Edouard, she finds herself overwhelmed by the bewilderingly foreign cuisine and the shockingly decadent manners and mores of the French. But it is the discovery of her husband's French notion of marriage--which includes a permanent mistress and a string of casual affairs--that sends Grace packing back to London with their \"blessing,\" young Sigismond, in tow. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile others urge the couple to reconcile, little Sigi--convinced that it will improve his chances of being spoiled--applies all his juvenile cunning to keeping his parents apart. Drawing on her own years in Paris and her long affair with a Frenchman, Mitford elevates cultural and romantic misunderstandings to the heights of comedy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nancy Mitford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0307740838\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307740830\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/10\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.34w x 0.77d","brand":"Nancy Mitford","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047263727871,"sku":"9780307740830","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1ab00d45-d83b-44e4-bcdc-01bc446056dd.jpg?v=1684989202","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-blessing-nancy-mitford-9780307740830","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}